Brake-beam hanger.



PATENTED JULY 14, 1908.

S. STARRETT. BRAKE BEAM HANGER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 8.1908.

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W1 kn eoozo UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL STARRETT, OF READ-INQPENNSYLVANIA.

BRAKE-BEAM HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April a; 1908. Serial No. 425,800.

Patented July 14, 1908.

To all whom itmay concern: r

Be' it known that I, SAMUEL STARRETT, citizen of the United States, residing at Reading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BrakeBeam Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

- This invention relates to improvements in brake beam hangers andlrthe object is to provide a device of this class in which the'hangers may move freely in all directions and one in which the wear is automatically taken up by means of a spring. y

A further object-is to provide. a device of simple construction and one that will permit of easy access to the moving parts.

To this end I provide a casing of one piece,

.its top and front being closed by means of an easily removable part. The use of bolts or rivets or other-fastening means of this kind being entirely overcome in my construction.

The invention is more fully described in the following specification and clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2 a front 1 elevation and Fig. .3 3-3 of Fig. 1.-

The numeral 1 designates the casing. This casingwis formed with an open top and front a sectional view on line a and has the usual flaring opening 2 atthe aring block 6 having a.

such manner that it isfree to move in all directions. The upper face of this enlarged end 8 is concaved, as shown at 10. g

The numeral 11 designates the top bearing block. This block is formed with a, semispherical under face 12 adapted to seat and move in the concave 10.

' A spring '13 is interposedbetween the block 11- and the under side of the cover and it is held in position by lugs 14 one on the cover and one on the block.

In assembling the parts, the block 6 is "placed in ,the casing; the block 11 is placed thereon'and the spring is placed: over the lug 14 on said block. The cover is then entered beneath the cross-piece 15 on the top of the casing at the. rear and the spring is depressed until the catch 4 engages the under side of the lower block 6. This will hold the parts firmly together and yet allow free movement of the hanger arm while all wear will be takenup by the spring which tends to keep the bearing surfaces in position. I 7

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is t i In a device of the class described a one piece casing, a closure therefor provided with a catch, a hanger arm providedwith an enlarged tapered head having its upper face concaved, a lower bearing block in which said enlar ed end rests, an upper bearing block havlng I a semi-spherical under face adapted to rest in said concave, and a spring interposed between said closure i and said upper block and positioningmeans for said spring. 1

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

I SAMUEL STARRETT. Witnesses: En. A. KELLY,

W. M.- ZEQHMAN. 

